Reports

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The information presented in this document represents best estimates of the number of displaced, refugees and vulnerable populations throughout the Great Lakes Region. Sources of information include UN agencies, NGOs, the Red Cross family, central…

HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES UNESCO, fight aiganst HIV/AIDS in youth The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in collaboration with the UNESCO Regional office in Nairobi, held a two-day regional meeting (19-21 October) for the youth from Erythrea, Uganda, Rwanda and…

(Extract) REFUGEE NEWS BRIEFINGS TANZANIA: RETURNING HOME, ARE WE PREPARED? As Burundian refugees return home from Tanzania in large numbers, it is vital for them to be adequately informed about the dangers awaiting them at home. Among the many dangers facing returnees…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: the last situation report was dated May 14, 2004. BACKGROUND Since 1993, armed conflict in Burundi has claimed 300,000 lives and displaced…

Seeking to beat back an outbreak of meningitis in northern Burundi, two United Nations agencies are backing a vaccination campaign which has been extended to two areas where six people died and over a dozen others were hospitalized last…

The United Methodist Church in Rutan Province, Burundi, has mobilized the community to contribute to the rehabilitation of Kayero Hospital so that families in the region can receive upgraded health services. UMCOR's partner Action by Churches Together is coordinating the…

HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 1 Update on meningitis epidemic With new meningitis cases reported on 18 August in Busiga Commune, Ngozi Province, as well as in Gahombo and Mahanga Communes of Kayanza Province, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported that it was…

Le Ministre des Affaires étrangères Karel De Gucht s'inquiète vivement des conditions sécuritaires et humanitaires des réfugiés congolais (RDC) se trouvant actuellement dans des camps au Burundi. Il y aurait en ce moment dans le pays quelques 20.000 personnes ayant fui…

Bujumbura (15 August 2004) -- During the night from 13th to 14th August, the Gatumba refugee camp in Bujumbura rural province, near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, was attacked. At least 150 persons were reported killed…

Ref: OCHA/GVA -- 2004/127 OCHA Situation Report No. 2 Burundi - Massacre of Congolese Refugees in Gatumba 15 August 2004 General situation 1. The death toll from the 13 August massacre remained 150; no additional deaths have been reported. However, the 14 August…